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A list of Luftwaffe "Luftflotten" (Air fleets), and their locations from 1939 to 1945
Luftflotten location before the invasion of Poland |
Unit |
Location |
Commander |
Assigned to Work with |
Strength |
Remarks |
Luftflotte 1 |
Northeast Germany |
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Luftflotte 2 |
Northwest Germany |
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Luftflotte 3 |
Southwest Germany |
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Luftflotte 4 |
Southeast Germany |
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[edit] 1942, during operations on the Eastern and African fronts
- Luftflotte 1 (Baltic area)
- Luftflotte 2 (North Africa,South Italy and Greece)
- Luftflotte 3 (France,Neederland and Belgium)
- Luftflotte 4 (Black Sea coast,Ukraine,Caucasus)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
- Luftflotte 6 (Central Russian front,Belarus)
[edit] 1944, during the last stages of the Eastern front, the Balkans, North Italy and West area
- Luftflotte 1 (Baltic coasts Area)
- Luftflotte 2 (North Italy)
- Luftflotte 3 (France,Belgium and Neederland)
- Luftflotte 4 (Hungary,Yugoslavia,Bulgaria,and Romania)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
- Luftflotte 6 (Russian Central front,Belarus)
- Luftflotte Reich Deutschland (Proper Germany)
[edit] 1945, during the last period of conflict on the European front
- Luftflotte 1 (Lithuania)
- Luftflotte 2 (North Italy)
- Luftflotte 3 (West Germany and Neederland)
- Luftflotte 4 (Hungary and Yugoslavia)
- Luftflotte 5 (Norway and Finland)
- Luftflotte 6 (Belarus-south Baltic area)
- Luftflotte Reich Zentraldeutschland (Proper Central Germany)